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  • 達
  • 借

18 焼 Bake

Alternative Meanings

Cook, Burn

Radical Combination

  • 火 Fire
  • 尭 Gambler

Readings

On’yomi

しょう

Kun’yomi

や

Nanori

None

Meaning Mnemonic

A gambler sets fire to his home in order to bake some goods and cook a turkey. Setting his house on fire isn’t exactly the brightest idea, but the gambler is taking a gamble that the things he baked and cooked in the fire will offset the cost of a new home.

This kanji also means burn, because when you cook or bake something for too long, that's exactly what it does.

Hints

Feel the fiery flames around you as you smell the smell of baked goods and cooked meat in your nostrils.

Reading Mnemonic

This gambler used to play for the New York Yankees (や). He had a pitching injury, developed a gambling problem, and also took up some hobbies to bake and cook. Certainly a departure from his time with the Yankees.

Hints

Imagine this guy running around cooking in the fire of his home, only this time with a Yankees hat and jersey on. He doesn’t play for them anymore, but he still loves the team.

Visually Similar Kanji

Currently there are no similar looking kanji which exist in the WaniKani learning system

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  • 焼き肉
    • やきにく
    • Roast Meat
  • 日焼け
    • ひやけ
    • Sunburn
  • 夕焼け
    • ゆうやけ
    • Sunset
  • 焼く
    • やく
    • To Bake
  • 胸焼け
    • むねやけ
    • Heartburn
  • 焼ける
    • やける
    • To Be Cooked
  • 照り焼き
    • てりやき
    • Teriyaki
  • 焼き芋
    • やきいも
    • Roast Potato
  • 串焼き
    • くしやき
    • Grilled Sk...
  • 焼酎
    • しょうちゅう
    • Shochu
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